"What do you want to see more of in the world? That's what my mother asked us when my sisters and I were trying to decide what we wanted to do when we were older. My sister Luna said beautiful dresses. Gry said birds. Carita said love. Ragna said sense... I wish I'd said something clever like 'laughter' or 'happiness', but I said cakes."
From the mouths of babes. Though truly back then she and Luna were the only children there. She laughs at the memory and then turns her smile back to Loki. "Whatever hobby you decide on, use it to make more of what you love to see."
Runa listens to Loki speak about himself, a touch of a crease on her brow. There's something about the way he talks about himself. A hint of disdain, reflected or felt, or... is it something adversarial...? She can't quite put her finger on it.
"A contradiction," she repeats softly. Sadly. "It sounds like compromise. Like balance. Like you're a diplomat, not a trickster. Don't ambassadors and diplomats have to speak two languages to two cultures? To know enough of both to blend them together?"
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From the mouths of babes. Though truly back then she and Luna were the only children there. She laughs at the memory and then turns her smile back to Loki. "Whatever hobby you decide on, use it to make more of what you love to see."
Runa listens to Loki speak about himself, a touch of a crease on her brow. There's something about the way he talks about himself. A hint of disdain, reflected or felt, or... is it something adversarial...? She can't quite put her finger on it.
"A contradiction," she repeats softly. Sadly. "It sounds like compromise. Like balance. Like you're a diplomat, not a trickster. Don't ambassadors and diplomats have to speak two languages to two cultures? To know enough of both to blend them together?"